Like most guys, he feels completely unworthy of her love, but of course her hanging around still strokes his ego, so he'll just let her go on lying to him, no matter how much he knows (believes) it is hurting her. Completely self-centred, stereotypical male angst, with the beautifully understated humour typical in 54-40's lyrics. (e.g. "And it can also go the other way.")
I've often wondered if the juxtaposition of the lines "That I'm confused all the time" and "She lies to me" are intended to be two separate thoughts or two clauses in a single sentence. Is he confused all the time, or only when she lies to him?
Like most guys, he feels completely unworthy of her love, but of course her hanging around still strokes his ego, so he'll just let her go on lying to him, no matter how much he knows (believes) it is hurting her. Completely self-centred, stereotypical male angst, with the beautifully understated humour typical in 54-40's lyrics. (e.g. "And it can also go the other way.")
I've often wondered if the juxtaposition of the lines "That I'm confused all the time" and "She lies to me" are intended to be two separate thoughts or two clauses in a single sentence. Is he confused all the time, or only when she lies to him?